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Antwone Kelly
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | R/R |
| Height | 5′ 10″ |
| Weight | 238 lbs |
| Age | 23 |
| Birthplace | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| Signed | 2021, Pittsburgh Pirates, International Free Agent, Aruba |
| Signing Bonus | $100,000 |
| MLB Debut | 2026-06-12 |
Contract Status
Service Time
0.000
1/1/2026
Options
3
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2032
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.040
2026 Option Year Used? Yes
Contract
2026 Salary$780,000 (Estimate)
League Minimum2026–2028
Arbitration Eligible2029–2031
Free Agent2032
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 860 | 97.7 | -13.5″ | 7.2″ | 2196 | 17.1% |
| Slider | 389 | 88.5 | -31.3″ | -4.3″ | 2140 | 25.7% |
| Changeup | 292 | 86.3 | -35.0″ | 11.1″ | 1372 | 39.1% |
| Sweeper | 153 | 85.3 | -33.9″ | -9.1″ | 2421 | 26.8% |
| Sinker | 137 | 95.5 | -21.6″ | 13.7″ | 2025 | 16.1% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 8 | 0 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 14 | 17.3% | 9.9% | 1.93 | 1.450 |
| MLB Career | 8 | 0 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 14 | 17.3% | 9.9% | 1.93 | 1.446 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Detroit Tigers | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.82 | 1.450 |
| 2026-09-23 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs St. Louis Cardinals | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.41 | 1.470 |
| 2026-09-15 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.02 | 1.530 |
| 2026-09-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 1.590 |
| 2026-09-03 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Toledo Mud Hens | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.24 | 1.450 |
| 2026-08-28 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Columbus Clippers | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.47 | 1.470 |
| 2026-08-22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.440 |
| 2026-08-12 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Nashville Sounds | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.09 | 1.410 |
| 2026-08-06 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Iowa Cubs | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.24 | 1.400 |
| 2026-07-31 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.14 | 1.640 |
| Last 10 Total | 28.0 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 3.54 | 1.500 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 81 | 18.2 | — | — | — | 4.820 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1.446 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 45 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.350 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1.452 | .282 |
| Last 14 | 18 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.150 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.154 | .200 |
| Last 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 41 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.820 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.500 | .257 |
| Away Games | 40 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.820 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1.390 | .278 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 39 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.640 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.680 | .333 |
| Night Games | 42 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.740 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1.260 | .200 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 42 | 9.0 | — | — | — | nan | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1.780 | .278 |
| vs Right | 39 | 9.2 | — | — | — | nan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.140 | .257 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Reliever | 81 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.820 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1.450 | .268 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 41 | 8.0 | — | — | — | nan | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1.880 | .286 |
| Runners On | 40 | 10.2 | — | — | — | nan | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1.130 | .250 |
| Scoring Position | 26 | 7.2 | — | — | — | nan | 4 | 1 | 1 | .780 | .208 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| Fifth Inning | 7 | 2.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .000 |
| Sixth Inning | 13 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 6.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.670 | .364 |
| Seventh Inning | 26 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 4.760 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.590 | .304 |
| Eighth Inning | 28 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 7.500 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.670 | .308 |
| Ninth Inning | 7 | 2.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | R-FCL | 288 | 102 | — | — | 47.1% | 24.5% | 17.6% | 10.8% | — | — | — | — | 71.9% | 49.3% | — | 83.1% | 4.2% | 50.7% |
| 2022 | 18 | R-FCL | 206 | 61 | — | — | 41.0% | 31.1% | 21.3% | 6.6% | — | — | — | — | 63.1% | 53.1% | — | 79.6% | 10.7% | 46.9% |
| 2023 | 19 | A | 58 | 7 | 91.4 | 93.2 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 34.5% | 65.5% | 40.0% | 73.7% | 50.0% | 62.1% | 50.0% | 64.3% | 17.2% | 37.9% |
| 2023 | 19 | R-FCL | 334 | 101 | — | — | 35.6% | 30.7% | 21.8% | 11.9% | — | — | — | — | 64.4% | 47.4% | — | 79.4% | 8.7% | 52.6% |
| 2024 | 20 | A | 1136 | 198 | 94.1 | 98.7 | 48.0% | 22.7% | 19.2% | 10.1% | 25.6% | 74.4% | 53.6% | 80.6% | 48.9% | 73.5% | 49.1% | 58.5% | 12.4% | 26.5% |
| 2025 | 21 | AA | 753 | 132 | — | — | 33.3% | 36.4% | 22.7% | 7.6% | — | — | — | — | 51.9% | 76.7% | — | 61.1% | 12.5% | 23.3% |
| 2025 | 21 | A+ | 906 | 143 | — | — | 39.2% | 30.1% | 19.6% | 11.2% | — | — | — | — | 51.7% | 69.4% | — | 61.6% | 14.8% | 30.6% |
| 2026 | 22 | MLB | 293 | 58 | 98.7 | 102.5 | 50.0% | 20.7% | 25.9% | 3.4% | 25.2% | 71.0% | 75.8% | 86.1% | 50.5% | 83.8% | 55.3% | 64.2% | 16.7% | 16.2% |
| 2026 | 22 | AAA | 1538 | 271 | 97.5 | 101.3 | 38.0% | 31.0% | 24.4% | 6.6% | 27.9% | 69.6% | 60.1% | 82.7% | 47.9% | 75.8% | 48.0% | 62.0% | 14.6% | 24.2% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 293 | 58 | 98.7 | 102.5 | 50.0% | 20.7% | 25.9% | 3.4% | 25.2% | 71.0% | 75.8% | 86.1% | 50.5% | 83.8% | 55.3% | 64.2% | 16.7% | 16.2% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 1538 | 271 | 97.5 | 101.3 | 38.0% | 31.0% | 24.4% | 6.6% | 27.9% | 69.6% | 60.1% | 82.7% | 47.9% | 75.8% | 48.0% | 62.0% | 14.6% | 24.2% | |
| AA Career | AA | 753 | 132 | — | — | 33.3% | 36.4% | 22.7% | 7.6% | — | — | — | — | 51.9% | 76.7% | — | 61.1% | 12.5% | 23.3% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 906 | 143 | — | — | 39.2% | 30.1% | 19.6% | 11.2% | — | — | — | — | 51.7% | 69.4% | — | 61.6% | 14.8% | 30.6% | |
| A Career | A | 1194 | 205 | 94.0 | 98.7 | 47.8% | 22.0% | 19.5% | 10.7% | 26.0% | 73.9% | 52.7% | 80.3% | 48.9% | 72.9% | 49.1% | 58.7% | 12.6% | 27.1% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 828 | 264 | — | — | 41.3% | 28.4% | 20.1% | 10.2% | — | — | — | — | 66.7% | 49.5% | — | 80.8% | 7.6% | 50.5% |
Transaction History
2026-09-16RHP Antwone Kelly changed number to 62.
2026-09-15RHP Antwone Kelly changed number to 21.
2026-09-10Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Antwone Kelly from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-23Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Antwone Kelly to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-18Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Antwone Kelly from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-04Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Antwone Kelly.
2026-08-01RHP Antwone Kelly roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-01Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Antwone Kelly to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-07-31Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Antwone Kelly from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-07-17Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Antwone Kelly to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-07-10Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Antwone Kelly from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-16Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Antwone Kelly.
2026-06-13RHP Antwone Kelly roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-13Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Antwone Kelly to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-12Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Antwone Kelly from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-03-09Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Antwone Kelly to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-11-18Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of RHP Antwone Kelly from Altoona Curve.
2025-06-24Altoona Curve activated RHP Antwone Kelly.
2025-06-24RHP Antwone Kelly assigned to Altoona Curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2025-04-04RHP Antwone Kelly assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers from Bradenton Marauders.
2024-08-24Bradenton Marauders activated RHP Antwone Kelly from the 7-day injured list.
2024-06-29Bradenton Marauders placed RHP Antwone Kelly on the 7-day injured list retroactive to June 28, 2024.
2023-08-31RHP Antwone Kelly assigned to Bradenton Marauders from FCL Pirates.
2022-06-05FCL Pirates activated RHP Antwone Kelly.
2022-06-05RHP Antwone Kelly assigned to FCL Pirates.
2021-02-13RHP Antwone Kelly and assigned to DSL PIT Black.
2021-01-15Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Antwone Kelly to a minor league contract.